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Bourke Street mall incident: What we know so far

On of the injured gets help.

Four people including at least one child are dead and four are fighting for life after a speeding car ploughed into pedestrians in the middle of Melbourne's CBD. Here's what we know so far.

MRIs reduce the pain of prostate investigations

Paul Davies was relieved when an MRI showed his enlarged prostate could be treated with medication.

The thought of being investigated for prostate cancer terrified Paul Davies. About a year ago, Mr Davies was told to see a urologist about a high PSA (prostate-specific antigen) blood test.

Another WA home builder under threat of collapse

WA builder Builton Group could be headed for insolvency.

Burswood-based builder Builton Group, which trades under the brands Platinum Homes and Aspireon Homes, seems poised to join the growing list of residential builders in Western Australia to have collapsed.

Bulldogs prepared to be the hunted

Matthew Boyd on the dais after last year's grand final.

Western Bulldogs veteran Matthew Boyd says that he and his teammates are vitally aware that to achieve back-to-back flags his side will have to become accustomed to the unusual position of being the most hunted of teams this season.

Ben Grubb metadata case comes to unsatisfying end

The case between the Privacy Commissioner and Telstra was sparked two years ago when the former ordered the telco to ...

A long-running battle over whether or not telcos should have to provide stored metadata to customers on request — which evolved over numerous appeals into a battle over which data should be considered personal — appears to have come to an unsatisfying end this week in Australia's Federal Court.